A Heather Christie Production
Real Stories
Real People. Real Love.
Now Available! Love Notes 2025 Livestream replay
LoveNotes! Press
“We can change the world one love note at a time.”
Love is what makes us human, and yet it is a mystery. Love is magical. Elusive. Hurtful. And yet the most important, healing, connective force in the universe
LoveNotes! is multi-media storytelling extravaganza in which real people share real stories about real love.
The foundation of the LoveNotes! movement is the flagship all-star off Broadway storytelling show in Manhattan each February, supported by the touring satellite shows (Chicago, Indianapolis, South Central PA, Reading, PA (with more coming), the LoveNotes! books, and the soon-to-be-launched LoveNotes! podcast.
The mission of LoveNotes! is to find evidence of and provide proof of what romantic love looks like as it walks around in the world through true first-person testimonies across various mediums: the stage, the page, and the podcast airwaves. In doing so, the goal is to create connection and foster community in the collective examination of the universal phenomenon of love.
Tell the poets, lovers, dreamers and anybody else who’s ever been in love that I’m looking for TRUE LOVE stories–from hilarious to heartbreaking to ultimately healing. Any story about romantic love in any of its incarnations fits the bill. A LoveNotes! story is the kind of yarn in which Cupid has shot someone in the heart and that person has lived to tell the tale.
Do you have a great love story? Or maybe a not-so-great love story?
LoveNotes! is looking for it all–stories of first love, last love, forever love, unrequited love, the against-all-odds love, gay love, trans love, the one-that-got-away love, happily-ever-after love, unexpressed love, if-I-could-do-it-again love, online love, arranged marriage love, worst date-ever love, friends-to-lovers love, never-ending love, Oops!-that-was-a-mistake love, second-time-around love, and on and on. You get the idea—any story about romantic love in any of its incarnations. No stories about how much you love your mom, kid, teacher, etc.
In a 750 words or fewer, zoom in on a specific moment or scene in your love story that captures the overriding theme or arc. You must write your story (like a story) to submit it for either the show, the book or the podcast. 2024 Book submission are closed. Auditions for the 2025 off-Broadway live, one-day storytelling extravaganza will be held in the . See details on how to submit below.
LoveNotes! is looking for proof of love. It takes courage to own our stories and even more bravery to tell them. Join us and let’s spread love one story at a time.
xoxo,
Heather Christie
LoveNotes! Creator
Now Available! Love Notes 2025 Livestream replay
New York City Off Broadway LoveNotes!
The Show
2/15/2026
The New York City LoveNotes! Show is the All-Star Off-Broadway live in-person storytelling event in which real people – just like you spin their tales of love in front of a live audience. The NYC show curates the best of the best stories from the LoveNotes! community, showcasing the most compelling stories from the book, the podcast, the NYC storytelling community, and the LoveNotes! satellite cities. The NYC show is also live-streamed worldwide. The inaugural event showcased love stories from more than a dozen participants. The amazing welcoming audience for the 2024 inaugural show was lined up around the block pre-show!
Hosted by Heather Christie, the 2025 All-Star Off-Broadway cast includes Shreya Ambatti, Bella Bader, Wanda Colón, Tony Crocamo, Kristina Kelley, Ronna Levy, Sergio Lockhart, Brian Loria, Sandi Marx, Franklin Matthews, Phillip Palladino, Rita Plush, Holly Rutchik, and Xuan Zhao, with music by Glen Roethal.
It turns out real people love real love!
The next All-Star Off Broadway LoveNotes! New York City shows are . . .
February 14, 2026
2 PM, 5 PM, & 8 PM + Livestream
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space
250 West 95th Street, New York, NY 10025
LoveNotes! is spreading! Check back here for 2025 show dates in Reading, PA and South Central PA, and 2026 show dates in Chicago and Indianapolis. More cities coming soon!
LoveNotes!
New York City Storytelling Show Auditions
AUDITION Season is CLOSED!
(Auditions for the next NYC ALL STAR show will be in October 2025.)
There are two ways to audition to be in the New York City off-Broadway live-storytelling extravaganza in February 14, 2026:
Audition In Person!
… in New York City, November 16, 2024 12-4 PM. Auditions will be held at 114 W 71 ARTS, lower level (114 West 71st Street, New York, NY 10023). You must reserve your audition slot HERE. Remember you are writing your story and then reading that story for your audition. Don’t just walk in and tell us the story.
Please bring an extra copy of your story to leave with us. You do not have to memorize your essay. Instead, plan to read it to us. Don’t forget to click the SIGN UP! below to reserve your audition slot.
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Audition by Self-tape!
First read through the auditions guidelines HERE. Remember you are writing your story and then reading that story for your audition. Tape yourself on video reading your essay. Then submit via WeTransfer to heather@heatherchristiebooks.com. Put LoveNotes! Show Audition in the subject line. Please also email a Word Document of your essay to heather@heatherchristiebooks.com with the subject line: LoveNotes! Audition Essay.
If you also want to be considered for the anthology or podcast, make a note of that in your email.
Due by Friday, November 15, 6 PM.
The only two requirements are:
- Your story must be true.
- Your story must be 750 words or fewer.
Please review FULL in-person and self-tape audition details here. Paying.
Audition for the January 31, 2025 Indianapolis show HERE. (Director Haley Lawrence)
Audition for the February 1, 2025 Chicago show HERE. (Director Sarah Squires-Doyle)
LoveNotes! The Show is available for national theatrical distribution in early 2025. Work with Heather Christie to spread hope in your city with LoveNotes! Contact heather@heatherchristiebooks.com.
LoveNotes! The Book
America’s Best Love Stories & More!
(next submission period 1/1/25-5/30/25)
The first edition of LoveNotes! Real Stories. Real People. Real Love. America’s Best Love Stories & More released November 11, 2024. Enjoy tales of love in all of its romantic incarnations: first love, last love, and all the messy love in between—from heartbreaking to healing and humorous to hopeful.
This unique book delivers hope with:
Real-life Love Stories
Thoughtful Journal Prompts
Inspiring Quotes
Fun Puzzles
Real Stories. Real People. Real Love.
Available 11/11/2024
The search is over. Discover America’s best, true love stories and more in LoveNotes! Real Stories. Real People. Real Love. Inspired by the NYC off-Broadway storytelling show, this one-of-a-kind storybook offers tales of first love, last love, and all the messy love in between, plus thoughtful journal prompts, inspiring quotes, and fun puzzles. Fall head over heels with this healing, humorous, and hopeful little tome. Here’s to spreading love—one story at a time!
Enjoy true love stories from these contributors: Stacy Alderman, Cara Alwill, Mitch Applebaum, Bella Bader & Philip Palladino, Sam Baker, Robin Eileen Bernstein, PJ Bodnar, Heather Christie, Suzanne Christie, Wanda Colon, Ivy Eisenberg, Joseph Farina, Melissa Giberson, Deborah Grey, Denise Hoth, Amy Impellizzeri, Julie Kling, Sunny Laprade, Haley Lawrence, Ronna J. Levy, Lisa Lucca, Lisa A. Mahoney, David Masello, Mark Mathias, Franklin Matthews, Katie McCollow, Rebecca Thatcher Murcia, Ellen O’Neill, Scott Thomas Outlar, Michael Owens, Johanne Pelletier, Raven Petretti-Stamper, Kerri Quinn, Karen Rippstein, Kassie Rubico, Holly Rutchik, Stacy Smith Rogers, Sarah Squires-Doyle, Sara Stansberry, Kay Stephens, Audrey Wick, and Avis Yarbrough.
2026 LoveNotes! Book Submissions
The submission period opens January 1, 2025 and closes May 30, 2025. Acceptances will be announced July 1, 2025, and the book will be released January 14, 2026
Upcoming LoveNotes! Submission Opportunities:
LoveNotes! Real Stories. Real People. Real Love., 2nd Edition – Again, I’m looking for stories of first love, last love, forever love, unrequited love, the against-all-odds love, gay love, trans love, the one-that-got-away love, happily-ever-after love, unexpressed love, if-I-could-do-it-again love, online love, arranged marriage love, worst date-ever love, friends-to-lovers love, never-ending love, oops!-that-was-a-mistake love, second-time-around love, and on and on.
LoveNotes! Heartbreak Survival Guide – Stories to mend a broken heart. Tales of hope & healing after disappointment, divorce, and death to give others a blueprint on how to may it through.
LoveNotes! Dating Diary – Stories of your first dates, last dates, disaster dates, online dates, blind dates–your stories of inspiration and intestinal fortitude to help others navigate the dating world.
LoveNotes! How We Met – Stories of how you met THE ONE.
You get the idea—any story about romantic love in any of its incarnations. No stories about how much you love your mom, kid, teacher, etc. The best stories are ones in which a single moment is explored that illustrates a larger message (hope, heartbreak, tenderness, fear, etc). In other words, have some action in your submission, not just exposition.
Ultimately, a LoveNotes! story is the kind of yarn in which Cupid has shot someone in the heart. This time there are three requirements:
- Your story must be true.
- Your story must be 1000 words or fewer.
- Submission as a Word Document (double-spaced, header: Last Name, First Name, page # top right)
Ready to submit?
Fill out the form below.
2025 Submission Period:
December 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025
LoveNotes! The Podcast Submissions
(50 stories will be chosen)
The LoveNotes! Podcast will have a two submission opportunities:
- Love Stories (real love stories written by real people-750 words or fewer) that will be read on-air by the author followed by a Q&A with Heather .
- This I Why I Love You Letters (300 words or fewer). Real love letters written by audience members (scribed in the first person), that will be precorded and played on-air at the end of each podcast.
More details and full submission details will be posted here soon. Keep checking back.
The podcast will launch in Q2 2025.